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   Quiz

   /kwiz/

   

   verb

   • 1. look curiously or intently at (someone) through or as if through an eyeglass: "deep-set eyes quizzed her in the candlelight"
   • 2. make fun of: "he says there's a great deal of poetry in brewing beer, but of course he's only quizzing us"

   noun

   • 1. a practical joke or hoax; a piece of banter or ridicule: "I am impatient to know if the whole be not one grand quiz"
   • ▪ a person who ridicules or hoaxes another: "two ill-natured quizzes, who were suspected of writing for a very sarcastic paper"
   • 2. a person who is odd or eccentric in character or appearance: "she means to marry that quiz for the sake of his thousands"

   Word Origin late 18th century: sometimes said to have been invented by a Dublin theater proprietor who, having made a bet that a nonsense word could be made known within 48 hours throughout the city, and that the public would give it a meaning, had the word written up on walls all over the city. However, there is no evidence to support this theory.

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   What is a quiz?

   • a competition or game in which people try to answer questions to test their knowledge The quiz will be a team event organized by the local school. The magazine publishes a quiz once a month. The club has weekly quiz nights. (especially North American English) an informal test given to students

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   What is the plural of quiz?

   • , plural quiz·zes. an informal test or examination of a student or class. a questioning. a practical joke; a hoax. Chiefly British. an eccentric, often odd-looking person. , quizzed, quiz·zing. to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions. The police quizzed several suspects.

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   What is quiz noun?

   • (especially North American English) an informal test given to students Students should never miss a quiz or exam without notifying their class counselor. Definition of quiz noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is another word for quiz?

   • Other forms: quizzed; quizzing; quizzes A quiz is a short series of questions with a quick result. A magazine quiz might tell a reader if "he's into you," or a pop quiz in English class will let your teacher know how far you got (or didn't get) in last night's reading. As a verb, quiz means to ask a series of questions.

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   A quiz is a short series of questions with a quick result. A magazine quiz might tell a reader if "he's into you," or a pop quiz in English class will let your teacher know how far you got (or didn't get) in last night's reading.

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   A quiz is a game or a test in which you answer questions. Learn more about the word quiz, its pronunciation, usage and examples from the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary.